By John Mackie Dr. Wallace Chung inside Chung/Lind Gallery at Irving K Barber Centre UBC in Vancouver, BC, April 19, 2024. Dr. Wallace Chung is Canada’s foremost collector of historic Chinese and Canadian Pacific Railway artifacts and memorabilia. Phil Lind was Canada’s top collector of artifacts and memorabilia from the Klondike Gold Rush. […]
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Guqin, part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity, was made using Canadian fine red pine for the Long Yin. This demonstrates Canada’s success in promoting multiculturalism. The instrument produces a fine tone and is worthy of preservation. By Ban Zhang Thirty-nine years ago, Zheng-hua Zheng (郑正华) received a mail from Canada Post at his
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By Ban Zhang https://youtu.be/FXvMQlFQZw0 Sign the petition An online petition crying for more regular passenger flights between Canada and China has reached 13,700 signatories since it started on October 4, 2023, on Change.org. With the headline Restore Regular Air Travel between Canada and China, the petition was addressed directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Members
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The award-winning director of ‘The Farewell’ was personally tapped up by Nicole Kidman to make ‘Expats’. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about her initial reservations taking on the project, ‘mining the family story’ for material, and the perks of her relationship with Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins https://youtu.be/Otv2r6CtDCw As we say our goodbyes, Lulu Wang suddenly asks if she can
“And unfortunately, in the most recent incidents on two occasions, the actions of People’s Republic of China fighter jets were deemed to be significantly unsafe. As outlined in our Indo-Pacific strategy, we are going to continue to step up our forces in that region,” — Defence Minister Bill Blair regarding the recent confrontations in East
We wish to express our deep concerns about the seemingly increasing campus presence of CSIS and its impact on students, faculty, and the University of Waterloo’s reputation. Specifically, we want to emphasize the unwelcoming and intimidating atmosphere that their presence is creating on campus. — Open Letter to president of University of Waterloo, 77 faculty, April
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Other western countries face difficulties in their relations with China, Russia, or other powers, but none finds themselves in the same situation as Canada. — Jocelyn Coulon, former advisor to the minister of foreign affairs (2016-2017) in Le Devoir Click for PDF https://youtu.be/B77Y2QWDWR8 by John Price with the National Security Reference Group and Canadian Association
A false claim that a Laotian and Thai restaurant in Fresno served dog meat led to months of harassment and the difficult decision to close the location. by Terry Tang https://youtu.be/akK2B74D-Sc David Rasavong stands by a mural depicting his family’s journey from Laos to San Francisco and then to Fresno in his restaurant, Love &
To enter the confines of a tailor’s shop, where a long cutting table sits at the centre and floor-to-ceiling shelves bear bolts of fine wool, is to cross into the realm of fable. Click on the photo to listen to the audio ↓ What could be more archetypal and rarefied than the tailor? The
Foods enjoyed during New Year are similar to those consumed during the rest of the year, but with a special emphasis on bringing luck in the coming year By: Stephanie Butler For many Chinese, the annual Chinese New Year holiday is all about the food. From potstickers to noodles to citrus fruit, the foods eaten hold
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